All the May 2025 book releases you need to know about!

New books mentioned in this episode:General fictionThe Remarkable Truth of Alfie Bains by Sarah Clutton (Allen & Unwin)Lonely Mouth by Jacqueline Maley (HarperCollins)Everything Lost, Everything Found by Matthew Hooton (HarperCollins)The Good Mistress by Anne Tiernan (Hachette) – NZ authorBoom Town Snap by Jay Martin (Fremantle Press)RomanceSalty, Spiced and a Little Bit Nice by Cynthia Timoti (Pan Macmillan)Last Breath (Blood Wine Dynasty Book 2) by Emma Pignatiello (Penguin Random House)Needle in a Haystack by Karly Lane (Allen & Unwin)One Last Night by Lauren Ford (Canelo/Hardie Grant)Crime/thrillerVANISH by Shelley Burr (Hachette)The Unquiet Grave by Dervla McTiernan (HarperCollins)The River Whispers by Deb Jordan (Bloodhound Books - UK and US)Historical fictionThe Butterfly Women by Madeleine Cleary (Affirm Press)The Ladies Guide to Utter Ruin by Alison Goodman (HarperCollins) Literary fictionThe Opposite of Lonely by Hilde Hinton (Hachette)FantasyThe Quest Begins - The Crystal Dynasty Book 2  by Abigail Mader (independent)Children’sMade of Steam and Stardust by Bianca Breen (Stag Beetle Books)Silverborn: The Mystery of Morrigan Crow – Nevermoor 4 by Jessica Townsend (Hachette)For more about Rachael Johns: https://www.rachaeljohns.comRachael's latest book is The Bad Bridesmaid (2025)For more about Sophie Green: https://sophiegreenauthor.comSophie's latest book is Art Hour at the Duchess Hotel (2024)For more information about Rachael Johns: https://www.rachaeljohns.comFor more informationabout Sophie Green: https://sophiegreenauthor.comSubscribe on Spotify Subscribe on AppleSubscribe on YouTube Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.